N5891V
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
BENDIX ON STARTER OF RT ENGINE FAILED TO DISENGAGE AFTER STARTUP. R & R STARTER WITH NEW. NO FURTHER DISCREPANCIES NOTED.
ENGINE RECEIVED FOR O/H DUE TO HIGH METAL. DURING DISASSEMBLY, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A PIECE OF THE CHEEK ON THE CRANKSHAFT HAD BROKEN OFF ALLOWING THE COUNTERWEIGHT TO IMPACT CONNECTING RODS AND THE CRANKSHAFT. THE COUNTERWEIGHT PINS WERE UNDAMAGED. THE CRANKSHAFT COUNTERWEIGHT BUSHING WAS BROKEN.
PILOT HEARD RIGHT ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH AND SAW THE OIL PRESSURE DROP. SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND MADE A SAFE LANDING AT OUZINKIE AIR STRIP. UPON INSPECTION FOUND A CRACK IN THE CRANKCASE BETWEEN THE NR 3 AND NR 5 CYLINDERS. A NEW ENGINE WAS INSTALLED. AFTER REPAIRS THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
PILOT SMELLED ODOR AND SAW SMOKE FROM INSTRUMENT PANEL. PILOT RETURNED TO KODIAK AIRPORT WITHOUT INCIDENT AND MADE A NORMAL LANDING. ON INVESTIGATION, IT WAS FOUND THE RIGHT ENGINE ALTERNATOR VOLTAGE REGULATOR HAD CAUSED AN OVERVOLTAGE SITUATION AND THE SMOKE WAS CAUSED BY THE BATTERY BEING OVERCHARGED. A NEW REGULATOR WAS INSTALLED. THE OVERVOLTAGE ALSO CAUSED SEVERAL ENGINE INDICATING INSTRUMENTS TO BE REPLACED. AFTER REPAIRS, THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.